Chapter 722: Borrowing the Moon to Retain Form
There is no way to avoid this. Generally speaking, when the soul leaves the body, the physical body will quickly decay and die, and the soul will become a dead soul.
But Miss Jiaying's soul left her body, her physical body was not dead, and her life span had not yet come to an end. Madam Qiongfang did not want her to stray into the path of ghost immortals, so she did not teach her how to practice ghost immortal cultivation.
Instead, he accidentally maintained the state of this living soul, and lived in Meirenling for more than 20 years, living like a ghost for more than 20 years. Now that he is alive again, he still needs some time to tame his strange body.
Before this, lack of coordination and a sense of disconnection between body and soul were inevitable, and occasionally falling flat on the ground and not being able to hold on to things was also normal.
While Miss Jiaying was still trapped in the sadness of separation of yin and yang, Gong Mengbi was already guiding her to face reality.
"What are Miss Jiaying's plans for the future?"
Miss Jiaying had not yet recovered from her grief and was unable to change her mind for a while.
Gong Mengbi leaned against the wooden handrail of the stairs and feigned surprise, saying, "Now that you're back to life, don't think about the long term, just the immediate future. You should also think about how to eat, drink, stay, and travel, right?"
Such a realistic problem really stumped Miss Jiaying.
Gong Mengbi continued, "Besides your own food, clothing, and daily expenses, Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo also want you to offer sacrifices occasionally to enjoy the blessings, right?"
"If you want to continue living in Beauty Ridge, you'll probably need to work hard on your cultivation. Otherwise, it will be useless as humans and ghosts follow different paths."
Miss Jiaying no longer had time to grieve. She bowed before Gong Mengbi and said, "Please give me some guidance, Fox Fairy."
Gong Mengbi called the fat ghost, grabbed him and shook him, and jingling jewelry fell out from the folds of his belly.
"These are all your wealth, but because they're burial objects, you can't use them directly. You need to break them down into gold, gemstones, jade, and pearls, and find someone you trust to sell them to. That way, you'll have enough to eat, wear, and spend. It'll even be enough to buy a house in Wuning County and acquire some property."
"I don't want to go to Wuning. I just want to stay in Meirenling."
"Then you have to practice well and find a teacher to teach you."
Jiaying kowtowed without hesitation and said, "Master!"
Gong Mengbi waved his hand and said, "You and I are not destined to be master and disciple. I can guide you into the Tao, but I cannot be your master. You should just call me Sir."
Jiaying looked at Gong Mengbi, who insisted on not accepting her gift. Jiaying had no choice but to call out, "Mr. Gong."
Gong Mengbi's eyebrows slightly curved, and he said, "Get up, you have to stay with me for some time."
Jiaying lived in Shouyue Tower for a month. During the first few days, every evening, she could smell a faint fragrance coming from Meiren Ridge. Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo came to reminisce with her.
But Gong Mengbi warned: "You haven't even started practicing yet. If you can't concentrate, then you can only see me more often now. You won't be able to see me in the future."
From then on, Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo never came again.
Jiaying finally calmed down and tried to figure out the cultivation method taught by Gong Mengbi, and familiarize herself with her unfamiliar body. Finally, one day when the bright moon shone on Wuhuan Peak, she was able to remain in a state of concentration and realize her "self", thus entering the threshold of cultivation.
Her past relationship ended long ago. For Chen Jiaying, she had died twenty-two years ago. For Mrs. Chen, she had also died a little over a month ago.
Instead, the sisterhood of Meirenling became her only obstacle.
This obstacle isn't meant to be an obstacle, nor does it need to be severed. Friendship itself isn't harmful to spiritual practice, but the vulnerability, confusion, and fear it fosters are roadblocks. To find your true self, you must remove these obstacles and face your inner self.
Jiaying was clearly in a state of meditation, but she saw the moonlight shining on the wood of Shouyue Tower, the cool breeze blowing from the mountains and forests, Gong Mengbi sitting upstairs drinking, and even saw him raising his glass to her.
"Jiaying, you've entered the door."
Jiaying was filled with joy, and the joy turned into waves, engulfing her clarity and bringing her out of her state of concentration.
She hurried up the stairs to the fifth floor and asked Gong Mengbi anxiously, "Sir, I escaped from my state of unconsciousness as soon as I was happy. Does that count as a success?"
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "Once you succeed once, it won't be difficult the second time."
Jiaying was very happy and asked eagerly, "Can I go back now?"
Gong Mengbi said, "You can go back now. If you have any questions, go to Fox Hill and ask me. If I'm not here, you can ask Kang Wen or Mr. Wu."
Jiaying bowed firmly before him and said, "Thank you, sir."
She heard a deep laugh, and when she looked up, Gong Mengbi was no longer in front of her. Although there was still some unfinished wine on the table, the drinker had disappeared.
"Did he leave?" Jiaying pondered, but her thoughts could not come up with an answer. Her more acute "feeling" seemed to know something and gave her an even stranger answer.
The fat ghost came out from the dark, bowed to Jiaying, and then went to clean up the wine vessels on the table.
Jiaying asked for confirmation: "Has the gentleman left?"
The Fat Ghost said, "The Lord has been gone for twenty-five days."
Twenty-five days ago, Madam Qiongfang and Zhiruo stopped coming.
"Huh?" Jiaying pointed at the bottle of wine in Zhigui's hand and asked, "What is this?"
The Fat Ghost showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and said, "I only have a vague understanding, so I can't explain it to you clearly. It was probably during the last waning moon that the Lord transformed a ray of moonlight into his own appearance. Now that you have entered the stage of cultivation, the moonlight has returned to the sky."
Jiaying was amazed and yearned for the opportunity. Gong Mengbi also taught her the Taoist method of moon worship.
At this moment, Gong Mengbi was already working as a stern teacher in the fox courtyard, intimidating those unruly foxes.
According to the Mingfu Fox Book, there are nine methods to learn in the cultivation course: one is to cultivate qi, two is to nourish the spirit, three is to communicate with the mind, four is to transform people, five is to perform magic, six is to perform escape, seven is to perform the big and small Ruyi, eight is to perform the art of foresight, and nine is the correct method of self-protection.
Originally, the most important thing was to cultivate Qi and nourish the spirit. If these two were not achieved, there would be no consideration for further teaching.
However, considering the unstable situation and the troubles ahead, Fox Academy adjusted its teaching plan a few years ago. It arranged many courses of cultivation in the time originally used for rest. It also adjusted the order of the nine methods, putting the escape technique and the self-defense method at the front, followed by the training of qi and nourishing the spirit.
This is a helpless move. If the world is peaceful, one can naturally practice in peace. But in the current situation, no one knows when some difficult and tricky situation will occur.
Because the schoolwork is so heavy, some of the foxes are indeed overwhelmed.
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